Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
Ordinarily, when members of Congress lose or give up their seats, they don’t try to return to Capitol Hill. But this year, the public has seen a variety of former members announce comeback bids, some of which might very well succeed. In New York, for example, former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones is running anew for the U.S. House. Former Republican Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina also hopes to return to Congress, as does former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan.
Politico reported at the time: According to the Arizonan’s version of events, he didn’t have any physical relationships with his aides, but as Franks put it, he apparently made some of his staffers uncomfortable by asking if they’d consider becoming birth surrogates for his family. The House Ethics Committee wasted little time in launching an investigation, which was curtailed when Franks resigned under a cloud of controversy.
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